Tuesday, October 21st, 2026
The Stachys, or Lambs’ Ears, bush next to the front door is decades old. It is so well established that it doubles in size every year with no encouragement at all. It needs not just trimming but savage pruning as soon as the flowers (much loved by bumble bees) are over. My photo doesn’t really capture the glistening freshness of the raindrops that clung to its hairy leaves after a shower.
At the other end of the lawn were clumps of mushrooms that called to mind pigs’ ears rather than lambs’ ears.
